HQ AFWA/XOGM
TROPICAL TRAINING PLAN
TROPICAL CYCLONE ANALYST CERTIFICATION CHECKLIST
Part 1 – Addendum (Reading List)
INSTRUCTIONS: Complete the assigned reading listed for each time period.
DAYS 1 - 3
INITIAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT
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Start Date
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End Date
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Reading REQUIREMENTS:
AWS/TR-95/001 (AWS TR 240 Updated)
Forecasters Guide to Tropical Meteorlogy
August 1995 by Colin Ramage
Chapters 8 & 9.
DAYS 4 - 14
POSITIONING TECHNIQUES FOR CYCLONE ANALYSIS
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Start Date
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End Date
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Reading REQUIREMENTS:
NESDIS 18
NOAA Technical Memorandum NESDIS 18
Tropical Cyclone Center Locations from Enhanced
Infrared Satellite Imagery
May 1987 by Jiang Jixi and Vernon Dvorak
Entire Document
METSAT Analysis SOP (MAS) FIX-1
Duty Priorities and METWATCH Responsibilities
Entire Document
METSAT Analysis SOP (MAS) FIX-2
Tropical Cyclone Position and Intensity Estimation
Entire Document
NAVEDTRA 40971
A workbook on Tropical Clouds and Cloud systems
observed in Satellite Imagery (Volume II – TROPICAL
CYCLONES)
By Vernon Dvorak
Chapter 4
Tropical Cyclone Analysis Binder #3
DAYS 15 - 25
DVORAK INTENSITY ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES
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Start Date
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End Date
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Reading REQUIREMENTS:
NESDIS 11
NOAA Technical Memorandum NESDIS 11
Tropical Cyclone Intensity Analysis Using Satellite Data
September 1984 by Vernon Dvorak
Entire Document
NOAA TM NWS SR-83
NOAA Technical Memorandum NWS SR-83
A Satellite Classification Technique for Subtropical
Cyclones
July 1975 by Paul Hebert and Kenneth Poteat
Entire Document
Intensity Estimation of Tropical Cyclones during
Extratropical Transition
By Dennis Miller and Mark A. Lander
The “Book of Shear” (internal XOGM document)
DAYS 26 - 30
TROPICAL CYCLONE EVALUATION WORKSHEET DOCUMENTATION
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Start Date
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End Date
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Reading REQUIREMENTS:
METSAT Analysis SOP FIX-3
AFWA Form 129 Entries
JTWC/SATOPS/TN-97/001
Updating Tropical Cyclone Satellite Derived
Position Code Number Criteria
April 1997 by Timothy R. Crume and Mark A.
Lander
DAY 31
TROPICAL CYCLONE ANALYSIS OPERATIONAL TASK
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Start Date
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End Date
TRAINEE:
Reading REQUIREMENTS:
METSAT Analysis SOP FIX-10
Tropical Cyclone Analysis Task Breakdown
DAY 32
JTWC OPERATIONS ORIENTATION AND SUPPORT TO DOD AND CIVILIAN
HURRICANE CENTERS
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Start Date
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End Date
TRAINEE:
Reading REQUIREMENTS:
METSAT Analysis SOP FIX-4
Tropical Cyclone Bulletin Preparation
Procedures
DAYS 33 AND 34
METWATCH PROCEDURES
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Start Date
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End Date
TRAINEE:
Reading REQUIREMENTS:
METSAT Analysis SOP FIX-14
Log Book and Read files
DAYS 35 - 45
SSM/I ANALYSIS PROCEDURES
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Start Date
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End Date
TRAINEE:
Reading REQUIREMENTS:
SSM/I reference binder.
Reviewed__________________
DAYS 45 - 60
SECTION SOP/PROCEDURES I
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Start Date
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End Date
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TRAINEE:
Reading REQUIREMENTS:
METSAT Analysis SOP Fix –17
EMERGENCY BACKUP PROCEDURES
FOR JTWC SATOPS:
PACOM TROPICAL CYCLONE
SATELLITE RECONNAISSANCE
NETWORK MANAGEMENT
DAYS 60 - 75
SECTION SOP/PROCEDURES II
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Start Date
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End Date
TRAINEE:
Reviewed__________________
Reading REQUIREMENTS:
METSAT Analysis SOP Fix –5
Satellite Schedule
METSAT Analysis SOP Fix –7
Storm Folders
METSAT Analysis SOP Fix –8
SIDAS
METSAT Analysis SOP Fix –9
SIDAS Plotting Procedures
METSAT Analysis SOP Fix –11
SSM/I Imagery Updates
METSAT Analysis SOP Fix –12
METSAT Status Board Procedures
METSAT Analysis SOP Fix –13
Briefings
METSAT Analysis SOP Fix –15
Quality Assurance
METSAT Analysis SOP Fix –16
Continuation Training
METSAT Analysis SOP E –1
Emergency Actions
METSAT Analysis SOP E –2
Response to Recall
METSAT Analysis SOP G –1
Equipment, Product, and Transmission
Backup Procedures
METSAT Analysis SOP G –2
Documenting Equipment Outages
METSAT Analysis SOP G –3
Disposition of Teletype Products
METSAT Analysis SOP G –6
Tropical Workcenter Cleanup and
Housekeeping